diff --git a/.github/workflows/beta-release.yml b/.github/workflows/beta-release.yml
index b147fd89..ef954b81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beta-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beta-release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy_public_beta_pod:
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.PAT_ACTIONS }}
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fallback: 1.0.0
 
+
     - name: Deploy to Cocoapods
       run: |
            set -eo pipefail
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml
index e8512184..056f9f4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   bump_version_spec:
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.PAT_ACTIONS }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 770add63..781b5d87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, Java, or Swift).
     # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ jobs:
     #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
       with:
         category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
 
     - name: Upload SARIF Results
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
           name: sarif-results-swift
           path: /Users/runner/work/skyflow-ios/results/swift.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/internal_release.yml b/.github/workflows/internal_release.yml
index b4db6d9e..9b0d490d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/internal_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/internal_release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy_private_pod:
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.PAT_ACTIONS }}
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_ACTIONS }}
 
+
     - name: Push updated spec file
       run: |
            pod repo add private_spec git@github.com:skyflowapi/skyflow-iOS-private-spec.git
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_coverage_upload.yml b/.github/workflows/main_coverage_upload.yml
index 898e6af5..41a4fbfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_coverage_upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_coverage_upload.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   CoverageReport:
     name: Xcode Build
-    runs-on: macOS-latest
+    runs-on: macOS-15
     timeout-minutes: 30
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         
       - name: Select Xcode 16
         run: sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 3149c731..3a18db5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   SwiftLint:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: SwiftLint 
        uses: norio-nomura/action-swiftlint@3.2.1
        env:
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ jobs:
           args: --config .swiftlint.yml
   xcode-build:
     name: Xcode Build
-    runs-on: macOS-latest
+    runs-on: macOS-15
     timeout-minutes: 30
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         
       - name: Select Xcode 16
         run: sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 259d6ed6..a478f038 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ name: Public Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags: '*.*.*'
+    tags:
+      - '*.*.*'
 
 
 jobs:
   deploy_private_pod:
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         ref: main
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fallback: 1.0.0
     
+
     - name: Deploy to Cocoapods
       run: |
            set -eo pipefail
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
index c0c11b6a..a6f9bafa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Semgrep
         run: pip install semgrep
diff --git a/Package.resolved b/Package.resolved
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b706d7b..00000000
--- a/Package.resolved
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "object": {
-    "pins": [
-      {
-        "package": "AEXML",
-        "repositoryURL": "https://github.com/tadija/AEXML.git",
-        "state": {
-          "branch": null,
-          "revision": "38f7d00b23ecd891e1ee656fa6aeebd6ba04ecc3",
-          "version": "4.6.1"
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "version": 1
-}
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index d8219ba5..b77ae820 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@ let package = Package(
     dependencies: [
         // Dependencies declare other packages that this package depends on.
         // .package(url: /* package url */, from: "1.0.0"),
-        .package(url: "https://github.com/tadija/AEXML.git", from: "4.6.1")
     ],
     targets: [
         // Targets are the basic building blocks of a package. A target can define a module or a test suite.
         // Targets can depend on other targets in this package, and on products in packages this package depends on.
         .target(
             name: "Skyflow",
-            dependencies: ["AEXML"],
+            dependencies: [],
             resources: [
                    .process("Resources")
                  ]
diff --git a/Skyflow.podspec b/Skyflow.podspec
index db35e3f2..616e1738 100644
--- a/Skyflow.podspec
+++ b/Skyflow.podspec
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
 
   spec.author             = { "Skyflow" => "service-ops@skyflow.com" }
 
-  spec.swift_version = '4.2'
+  spec.swift_version = '5.0'
 
-  spec.platform     = :ios, "9.0"
-  
-  spec.ios.deployment_target = "9.0"
+  spec.platform     = :ios, "13.0"
+
+  spec.ios.deployment_target = "13.0"
 
   spec.source       = { :git => "https://github.com/skyflowapi/skyflow-iOS.git", :tag => "1.25.0" }
 
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
 
   spec.resource_bundles = {'Skyflow' => ['Sources/Skyflow/Resources/**/*.{xcassets}'] }
 
-  spec.dependency "AEXML", "4.6.1"
 end
 
diff --git a/Sources/Skyflow/core/Client.swift b/Sources/Skyflow/core/Client.swift
index a1d1afa3..c9e51761 100644
--- a/Sources/Skyflow/core/Client.swift
+++ b/Sources/Skyflow/core/Client.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 // Implementation of Skyflow Client class
 
 import Foundation
-import AEXML
 
 public class Client {
     var vaultID: String
diff --git a/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/RevealElementOptionsTests.swift b/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/RevealElementOptionsTests.swift
index 9a67b1fd..32d6688b 100644
--- a/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/RevealElementOptionsTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/RevealElementOptionsTests.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import Foundation
 import XCTest
-import AEXML
+
 @testable import Skyflow
 
 
diff --git a/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/RevealSkyflowLabelViewTests.swift b/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/RevealSkyflowLabelViewTests.swift
index fee29581..5bc478bb 100644
--- a/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/RevealSkyflowLabelViewTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/RevealSkyflowLabelViewTests.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import Foundation
 import XCTest
-import AEXML
+
 @testable import Skyflow
 
 class RevealSkyflowLabelViewTests: XCTestCase {
diff --git a/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/skyflow_iOS_revealTests.swift b/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/skyflow_iOS_revealTests.swift
index a0a6257a..101264b8 100644
--- a/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/skyflow_iOS_revealTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/skyflow-iOS-revealTests/skyflow_iOS_revealTests.swift
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import Foundation
 import XCTest
-import AEXML
+
 @testable import Skyflow
 
 // swiftlint:disable:next type_body_length